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kē jì
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global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
second quarter / Q2
dì-èr jìdù
第二季度
sales revenue
xiāoshòué
销售额
to set (a record)
chuàng
all-time record high
lìshǐ xīngāo
历史新高

according to
industry association
hángyè xiéhuì
行业协会
report
bàogào
报告
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
second quarter / Q2
dì-èr jìdù
第二季度
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
sales revenue
xiāoshòué
销售额
to reach / to achieve
dádào
达到
$403.3 billion USD
4033 yì měiyuán
4033亿美元
artificial intelligence / AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
demand
xūqiú
需求
is / to be
shì
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
driving force
tuīdòng lì
推动力

August 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM

according to
Semiconductor Industry Association
bàndǎotǐ hángyè xiéhuì
半导体行业协会
data / statistics
shùjù
数据
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
second quarter / Q2
dì-èr jìdù
第二季度
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
sales revenue
xiāoshòué
销售额
to reach / to achieve
dádào
达到
$403.3 billion USD
4033 yì měiyuán
4033亿美元
to set (a record)
chuàng
history / historical
lìshǐ
历史
record
jìlù
纪录
this / this particular
zhè yī
这一
figure / number
shùzì
数字
compared to / than
previous quarter
shàng yī jìdù
上一季度
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
(completion marker)
le
35.1 percent
35.1%
35.1%
to show / to demonstrate
xiǎnshì chū
显示出
market
shìchǎng
市场
demand / requirement
xūqiú
需求
(structural particle)
de
strong / robust
qiángjìng
强劲
momentum / trend
shìtou
势头
among them / in particular
qízhōng
其中
the month of June
6 yuèfèn
6月份
single month
dān yuè
单月
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
sales revenue
xiāoshòué
销售额
year-on-year / compared to same period last year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
(completion marker)
le
123.6 percent
123.6%
123.6%
to set (a record)
chuàng xià
创下
in recent years
jìnnián lái
近年来
largest / biggest
zuìdà
最大
rate of increase
zhǎngfú
涨幅
one of
zhī yī
之一
artificial intelligence / AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
toward / for
duì
high-performance
gāo xìngnéng
高性能
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
(structural particle)
de
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
demand / requirement
xūqiú
需求
to be considered / regarded as
bèi rènwéi
被认为
is / to be
shì
to drive / to promote
tuīdòng
推动
market
shìchǎng
市场
growth / to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
(structural particle)
de
core / central
héxīn
核心
factor / element
yīnsù
因素
at the same time / meanwhile
yǔ cǐ tóngshí
与此同时
memory / RAM
nèicún
内存
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
market
shìchǎng
市场
to continue / ongoing
chíxù
持续
supply falls short of demand
gōng bù yìng qiú
供不应求
some / a portion of
bùfen
部分
consumer electronics
xiāofèi diànzǐ
消费电子
product
chǎnpǐn
产品
to appear / to occur
chūxiàn
出现
(completion marker)
le
out of stock / shortage
quēhuò
缺货
(structural particle)
de
situation / condition
qíngkuàng
情况
analyst
fēnxīshī
分析师
to predict / forecast
yùcè
预测
by / until
dào
the year 2028
2028 nián
2028年
artificial intelligence (abbreviation)
AI
AI
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
(structural particle)
de
annual revenue
nián shōurù
年收入
will / shall
jiāng
to exceed / to surpass
chāoguò
超过
$1.2 trillion USD
1.2 wàn yì měiyuán
1.2万亿美元
close to / approaching
jiējìn
接近
current / present
dāngqián
当前
level / standard
shuǐpíng
水平
(structural particle)
de
ten times / tenfold
shí bèi
十倍
facing / in the face of
miànduì
面对
rapid / fast
kuàisù
快速
growth / to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
(structural particle)
de
market
shìchǎng
市场
various major
gè dà
各大
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
manufacturer
zhìzàoshāng
制造商
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
actively / proactively
jījí
积极
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
production capacity
chǎnnéng
产能
and / also
bìng
to increase / to step up
jiādà
加大
R&D / research and development
yánfā
研发
investment / input
tóurù
投入

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Global Semiconductor Sales Hit Record 403 Billion Dollars in Q2 2026

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